Fred Johnson wrote: > Hey Mark, since it is so quiet today, do you know of anyone successfully > using either a Subaru or Geo engine in a KR?
Steve Makish and Bob Lester have a lot of hours on a Subaru (don't know exactly which one). They were big proponents until Steve wore his case out a couple of times at about 300 hours. His opinion is that they can't take the RPMs, and are not worth the trouble. He's now flying a Corvair. He's not on the list but his email address is srmak...@aol.com if want to email him direct and ask his opinion. Yes Ken Thomas also had a Subaru and is now running a Jabiru, and is happy with it. Dave Stroud weighed a Subaru engine installation firewall forward and came up with 285 pounds, substantially more than "they" tell you it'll weigh. The Corvair is about 245, by comparison. My 2 cents worth, but I've never flown behind a Subaru, so take it for what it's worth... Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net --------------------------------------------------------------
